SM Mall of Asia — Manila, Philippines

Its concert arena hosts 60 international acts annually, and the IMAX theatre sells 1.2 million tickets per year, beating the average mega-mall's cinema by 25%. The world's largest outdoor atrium, at 20,000 m², and an Olympic-size ice rink create a full-day destination for Metro Manila's 14 million residents, with 95% occupancy among its 1,000 shops, a rate 30% higher than SM's global average.